PLS 101
American
National Government
W. Lee Johnston, Ph.D.
Test 2 Terms/Concepts
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PLS 101 |
Test 2 Terms/Concepts |
Chapter 6
| consensus | narrowcasting | public opinion |
| divisive opinion | opinion leader | sampling error |
| "fireside chats" | opinion poll | sound bite |
| gender gap | peer group | spin |
| generational effect | political trust | spin doctor |
| ideologue | press secretary | Watergate break-in |
| media | public agenda | White House press corps |
Chapter 7
| cadre | divided government | independent |
| class politics | era of good feeling | indirect technique |
| Democratic Party | era of personal politics | interest group |
| direct techniques | faction | labor movement |
| lobbying | patronage | service sector |
| national committee | political action committee (PAC) | splinter party |
| national convention | political party | third party |
| national politics | public interest | two-party system |
| party identification | Republican Party | unit rule |
| party organization | Whig Party | |
| party platform |
Chapter 8
| Australian ballot | front-runner | presidential primary |
| "beauty contest" | Hatch Act | registration |
| bundling | independent expenditures | socioeconomic status |
| caucus | issue voting | soft money |
| coattail effect | office-block, or Massachusetts ballot | superdelegate |
| corrupt practices acts | party-column, or Indiana ballot | Super Tuesday |
| credentials committee | plurality | tracking poll |
| elector | political consultant | voter turnout |
| focus group | ||
| front-loading |